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: ^ -— - VKRINGTON, NEVADA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 7, 1907. NUMBER 46
To Yerington By Rail |
Eastern Press Points Out That Eariy Construction of Railroad by Harriman Has Been Promised I
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T"e eastern financial papers have been devoting considerable
space of late to the proposed railroad from Wabuska to Yeripalou -ml
on through to connect with the main line uf the Ilarri,nan sy-tein al
Benton. One, the Boston Statist, has even gone so far as to publish
the statement that depot sites have already been airanged for in this
locality.
Coming from such sources lends color to the story published ex
clusively in the Times a few weeks since. An additional feature
which might be construed to mean the early commencement of work
on the new line is the fact that Harriman has arranged to ship 6000
men to the west as laborers. It is within the bounds of reason to pre
sume that a portion of this army of workmen will be put to work 011
the cut-off which means so much to the future trade of the Southern
Pacific.
O11 top of all the recent developments.in railroad circles concern
ing this immediate section are the well defined rumors that have issued
from the main offices, chief among which is the news that within a
very short time a steam shovel and crew will begin breaking ground
in tiie vicinity of Wabuska and continue on up the valley to Yering-.
ton.
Orem’s Bulletin of Finance, Boston, in its last issue, contains the
following:
the distance that intervenes between the Nevada-Douglas mines
and railroad connections is no more than that often traversed by short
stub lines run into inconspicuous mining and logging camps. Were
the matter of connecting Yerington with the railroad the sole consid
eration, the road would doubtless have been built or put under way
ere this. But the enterprise has developed tQ be but one link in a
chain of road that will probably reach through to Los Angeles and
Southern California. The ground has been surveyed beyond Yering
ton and but very little grading will be found necessary, on account of
the country’s favorable topography. It is a proposition almost virtu
ally of laying down the ties and rails and starting the rolling stock
over it. Being near the State’s center of' population, of wealth, of
government, of business and of travel, Yerington is already proving
the magnet for lines of road other than the Southern Pacific, that
already referred to. Probably nowhere in the United States haa rail
roading proven more profitable than in Nevada, and no corner of Ne
vada offers an opportunity, everything considered, equal to that
afforded by Yerington over the 16 miles of necessary appendix that
will connect it directly with the greatest and most vital railway organ
ism beyond the Rockies.
The Southern Pacific is reported to have secured its depot site
and its necessary trackage lands in Yerington .and this betokens the
early action already promised by a high official of the road in closing
up with steel and steam the small gap between the great copper camp
and the railroad net work of the two Pacific lines.
Commenting on the same subject the Boston Statist says :
“The Yerington, Nevada, copper camp is looking forward to a
railroad at ail early date. The Southern Pacific has cuosen its depot
site and other necessary lauds in Yerington and lias completed its sur
vey through into the next county. As Yerington is only about 16
miles distant from the railroad and as all the preliminary work lias
been completed it is not thought that much time can ellipse before the
road is built.”
MOUNTAINVIEWSHOWS
BETTER AS DEPTH
IS MADE
Leon Willis was an arrival ' from
Mountain View this week for the pur
pose of securing supplies.
Asked concerning conditions in the
promising district, he stated that devel
opment work is proving the properties
to be of exceptional merit.
Mr. Willis is himself in charge of op
erations on the estate of the Wilson
r fioM Mines cdrnfJS'iTy, considered by all
who have inspected it as having one of
the hest showings in this part of Nevada.
The shaft is being sunk rapidly and is
now down over 50 feet and in ore of a
milling grade on an average, while there
are stringers running through the main
ore body which run well into the high
grade.
Mountain View, from all accounts
coming from that section, seems des
tined to become one of tin; really big
producers of Nevada.
The latest sensation in that locality is
the finding of tellurium ore in the shaft
on the Shirley C, which adjoins the
property of the Wilson Gold Mines com
pany. The find, as reported last week,
was made while doing annual assess
ment work. The discovery will mean
the consistent development of the
ground, which will likely result in dis
coveries bordering on the sensational.
Secretary Geo. F. Willis informs the
Times that the first allotment of stock
has been nearly all sold and that the
company’s treasury is in a substantial
state. He feels more than confident
t nit a body of high-grade will be en
countered before a great while. He is
exceedingly enthusiastic as are the otlur
gentlemen interested.
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NEVADA-DOUGLAS TO SINK
DEEPER ON ITS HOLDINGS
The Nevada Douglas copper mines are
to sink the shaft from the 650 to the 850
level in the Ludwig division of the prop
erty. Ore carrying copper as high as
55 per cent, and in some instances even
double that percentage, is being found
in running the various levels of the
Ludwig.
In the Nevada-Douglas main division
the deep working tunnel has been driven
into Douglas hill so far over 600 feet,
practically all of the way in ore. 1 he
drifts run to the right ami the left have
all opened up rich ore bodies of which
the surface outcroppings gave promise.
Work on the various shafts is being
pushed.
The Nevada-Douglas people are tak
ing advantage of the present mining sit
uation to carry forward development
work with greater energy than ever be
fore. It is one of the few companies in
the West to keep its working organiza
tion intact, and in addition to this has
recently made one of the best electrical
power installations to be found any
where. All tunneling is now done by
air drills. The management proposes to
put new ore in sight during the winter
months at the rate of a million dollars a
month.
United States Troops Reach Goldfield
Federal Forces To Be Stationed prom Feno to ]\flipa~ Attempt f^ade to Dynarpite Light
and Power Company’s Lipe-Son o? Congressman Assaulted
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f Acting upon advices received from Governor Sparks of Nevada, President Roosevelt has dispatched federal troops to Goldfield J
^ to he on hand to protect life and property in the southern camp should it become necessaty. it is likely that General Frederick j
t Funston of the department of the Pacific will be personally in command. ^
^ Two trains bearing federal soldiers left the coast yesterday for ^Goldfield, one starting from Monterey at 9 a. 111. and the other j
♦ leaving Oakland at the same hour. It is reported that others will follow to be stationed along the line of the Nevada-California and *
£ Tonopah-Goldfleld railroads from Reno to Mina. The first two train loads have already reached their destination, having passed *
j through Wabuska last night The Times received the following dispatch from Goldfield: 1
♦ GOLDFILLl), Nevada, Dec. 7, 1907.—Contradictory reports have been received here that it is intended to station troops all the t
♦ way from Reno to Mina. The advance guard of the soldiers, numbering about 250, including dismounted cavalry have already ur- a
J rived here. I
♦ Dynamiters yesterday made an attempt to wreck the light and power line furnishing the supply to Goldfield. I he powder a
♦ was frozen, however, and failed to ignite. But for that fact serious results might have followed. One hundred sticks of dynamite a
♦ were found where the power line crosses the railroad, two miles from the city. The caps exploded but powder was too damp to explode f
♦ Police patrol has been doubled and every precaution being taken to prevent rioting and damage. 1
♦ Herbert Bedford, son of the Colorado congressman, was assaulted Tuesday night by several men and beat into unconsciousness, a
♦ He was found by friends and placed in a hospital, where he is now receiving treatment for injuries sustained. a
♦ There have been no other signs of violence to date and all is quiet in Goldfield at the present time. I
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i DEVELOPMENT WORK
PROGRESSES ON THE
NATIVE COPPER
On the Yerington Native Copper com
panv's ground development is progress
ing'unabated. The winter quarters re
cently established at the workings are
equipped with every convenience for the
force and is very comfortable.
Attention is being devoted to driving
the main tunnel to tap at depth the sur
face outcrop, which carries splendid
values in the red metal. In prosecuting
work in the tunnel several veins have
been cut showing a high per cent of cop
per in addition to good values in gold.
In conjunction with the tunnel work
no little attention is being devoted to the
recent gold find made on the property.
Developments at the latter point are
carried oh steadily, although the results
obtaining are not allowed to become
public property.
During the recent visit of II. Penning
ton, vice-president of the company, lie
displayed a very handsome specimen of
free gold quartz which came from the
property. He stated, as his opinion,
that the Native Copper would prove ex
ceptionally rich in the yellow metal.
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Mason Valley to Resume
Word has been received from Salt
Lake City that operations will shortly
be resumed in the Mason \ alley. -
few days since work was suspended, it
being announced at the time that the
shut-down was but temporary.
The Mason Valley is one of the big
gest propositions in the district.
! showing at the present time warrani s
I the conclusion that it is soon to become
Lie of the more consistent producers in
| the district.
An Institution of Merit
Institutions that make for the health
of the people should be fostered in any
community. Although situated almost
in the heart of the city of Yerington,
very few people have taken the pains to
visit the ice plant, the largest manufac
tory of its kind iii the State of Nevada.
When John l-'inning, the proprietor,
decided to manufacture ice in this city it
meant that he must outlay a large sum.
Already he has invested in the lieigli
borhood of $11,000 in the plant. Surely,
he is entitled to every consideration at
the hands of the people.
A representative of the Times was
shown through the various workings of
the institution one day this week by Mr.
Finning. From cellar to garret there is
scrupulous neatness. In the making of
the ice only the purest, filtered water is
used, which in itself should commend
the artificial product to consumers.
The plant is operated by electricity, it
requiring the services of a 15-horsepower
motor to keep the machinery in motion.
There are forty-eight cans in the freez
ing tank, each of which produces a block
of ice every twenty-four hours, which
weighs 100 pounds. Thus it will be
seen that a twenty-four hours’ freezing
produces in the aggregate 4800 pounds
of ice.
To go into the details connected with
the artificial process of making ice would
consume more space than we have at our
command. It is a fact, nevertheless,
that Mr. Filming’s product is absolutely
pure and entirely free from the disease
germ that inhabit the ice from,the im
pure waters of sloughs, etc.
To leave off where we began, the ice
plant is an institution which should be
fostered. When any man shows that
faith in a community as to invest big
capital he should be encouraged. It is
such men that make a city.
ANOTHER FIND AT
BLACK MOUNTAIN
Adjoining the Northern Lights group
of claims at Black Mountain, some splen
did looking ore is being encountered on
the Ruby group, which assays well in
both gold and copper.
This most recent find adds more proof
to the possibilities of that particular
section. Considerable work, in the na
ture of annual assessment, is now under
wav, which promises to reveal the exist
ence of mineral covering a large belt.
Black Mountain has been given atten
tion from the early days of the state’s
history.* It now begins to appear as
though it is on the verge of asserting its
importance.
WILL INSPECT HIS
RAWHIDE CLAIMS
E. H. Whitacre will probably leave
the first of next week for Rawhide,
where he will make arrangements for
the beginning of operations on the Mas
cot group of claims upon which he ami
his associates hold a bond in a large
sum. The preliminary woflt will con
sist of surveying the claims after which
considerable money will be put into the
opening up of the estate.
Mr. Whitacre has unbounded faith in
I the Mascot group as has every one else
! who is acquainted with the property.
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Don’t fail to get a ticket for the Yer
ington school entertainment.
REPORTS WALKER LAKE
GROUND LOOKING
WELL
I'. C. Beach visited Yerington this
week from the Walker hake Syndicate
lit 1 ings. The main working shaft is
down 100 feet and has been in ore from
the very start. A feature of operations
there is the fact that the employes are
converting the largest portion of their
wages into stock of the company.
In spite of the tightness of money, the
company is going right ahead with de
velopment, in the course of which con
siderable ore of a shipping grade is being
extracted, sacked and prepared for ship
ment.
The new wagon road from the main
line ot the Nevada-California railroad to
the mine has been completed, while an
other, shortening the distance from the
property to Yerington, is now undtr
course of construction.
Engineer George Drysdale, one of the
original locators of the property, inspect
ed the holdings this week. Upon h s
return he informed a Times mail that
each visit impresses him more and more
with its worth.
In Charge of the Wheeler
Fred Flimlt departed the first of the
week for the property of the Wheeler
Gold Mines company, of which he was
recently appointed general manager.
Mr. Flimlt does not go to the mine un
acquainted with its physical condition.
Several times he has inspected it and
even in the role of manager does not
hesitate to say that he will make a divi
dend-payer of it.
The company owhs a 5-stamp mid on
the ground which is, perhaps, at ,lhis
time, crushing ore.
YERINGTON IS TO HAVE
SMELTER AT AN
EARLY DATE
That Yerington is to have a smelter at
no distant date is becoming morfe ap
parent to all who keep in touch with the
situation. From time to time this paper
has asserted that the Nevada-Douglas
people were seriously considering the
erection of a plant to treat the product
of its properties. That such is the case
is proven by the latest statement of A.
J. Orem wlio writes as follows;
“I want to call attention to this fact
and in doing so to drive it home to stay
with all due emphasis that this ideal
natural site for the forthcoming Nevada
Douglas smelter is jn item of vast po
tential value. It is an item that would
he worth millions of dollars - probably
the equivalent of the entire capitaliza
tion of the Nevada-Douglas Copper com
pany—to the vast smelting enterprises
in the Salt bake Valley, such as the
American Smelting & Refining company,
and the United States Smelting Refilling
& Mining company, the Utah Consoli
dated, the Bingham Consolidated, and
others, which are either being tied up or
complicated as the result of lawsuits
with the farming communities near by. ”
It is clearly seen by reading l>etween
the lines that a smelter for Yerington is
anything hut a remote }>ossibility. Mr.
Orem says unmistakably the forthcoming
Nevada-Douglas smelter which can mean
nothing if it does not indicate that a
smelter is to he built,
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The Catholic Church
Sunday, December 8tli. Mass and
sermon, 10:30. Keening service and
sermon, 7:.30.
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ARRANGING FINE PROGRAM
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
After much anxiety ami repeated in
ducements, the famous Southern Water
melon quartette and comedians have
l*een billed to appear before the people
of Yerington. In this you are in the
least possible estimation insured tlie
most comic, witty and up-to-date, feasi
ble and artistic music and singing that
have been introduced in your town.
You will bear songs you- never heard lie
fore and may never he.tr again and
music that has never received a chal
lenge: current solos, etc.
The quartette consists of Rastus John
son Brown, high tenor, Chicken Coop
Bob, low tenor; Watermelon Pete, alto
and Sawed-off Sim-Sam, third bass.
The noted professor of music most
widely known as ‘‘Lizza Last Man" is
the leadin’ man.
These will appear at the Owl hall on
December 20, in connection with the
school entertainment. At a certain town
where they once played, a man died
soon after lie Saw them perform. The
coroner's verdict was: ''Died from ex
citement and too much laughing, caused
by ‘Lizza’s Last Man's Watermelon
Minstrel.’ "
If you fail to witness this, as well as
' many other similar numbers to lie pre
sented, you then miss the event of the
season. In their last letter to us they
said: "We will be all smiles," and that
means a jolly, good time.